Trade union growth in Ireland and the interdependence of the Irish and United Kingdom labor markets

1985 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-202
Author(s):  
David J. Smyth
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Labor Markets ◽  
Trade Union ◽  
Union Growth

A Half Century of Trade Union Membership. The Cyclical Macro-Determinants of Postwar Union Growth in Belgium

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kurt Vandaele
Keyword(s):  
Trade Union ◽  
Union Membership ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Real Wages ◽  
Half Century ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
Union Growth ◽  
Seminal Contribution ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Leftist Parties

Based on the seminal contribution of Bain and Elsheikh, this article explains the ebb and flow in trade union membership in Belgium from 1948 to 1995. With only four explanatory variables, the model clarifies more than 75 per cent of the fluctuations in Belgian trade union membership. The results show that rises in inflation, real wages and, due to the Ghent system, unemployment have a positive impact on unionization. Although there is an enforcement effect, a saturation effect takes over, indicating that further union growth is hampered by the union's own size. Mainly due to the 'Allgemeinkoalitionsfähighkeit' of the Belgian government system, the impact of leftist parties on unionization is not significant in a quantitative framework.

Trade union growth in Ireland, 1943–1977

1983 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Sapsford
Keyword(s):  
Trade Union ◽  
Union Growth

scholarly journals Trade Unions in Greece

2005 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodoros Katsanevas
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Trade Union ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Union Growth ◽  
Trade Unionism

This paper examines the main economie determinants and related factors which have influenced decisevely trade union growth in Greece and the development of the highly complex organizational structure of Greek trade unionism.

Trade union responses to a changing environment

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-129
Author(s):  
Mike Rigby ◽  
Roger Smith ◽  
Teresa Lawlor
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Trade Union ◽  
Central Administration ◽  
Collaborative Approach ◽  
Changing Environment ◽  
Food Manufacturing ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
Cultural Variables ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Degree Of Convergence

The article reports a study of trade union strategies in four sectors (Electronics, Food Manufacturing, Banking, and Central Administration) in five countries (Denmark, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom). The data suggests a higher degree of convergence across sectors and countries than expected from a discussion of the literature. However, there are variations which are explained by reference to both sectoral and cultural variables. The union strategies identified are consistent with models identified in the literature in emphasising a more collaborative approach to employer relations, and a balance between industrial and political activities, but in other respects there are important differences.

Disputes Arising from. Non-Disclosure of Financial Information to Trade Unions

1988 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-99
Author(s):  
Russell Craig ◽  
Geoffrey George
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Trade Union ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Employment Protection ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
Second Tier

Australian trade union use of financial information in second-tier bargaining may lead to information-disclosure disputes with employers. United Kingdom experience with the Employment Protection Act, 1975 is reviewed to identify the type of financial information likely to be the focus of such disputes. Prospects for resolution and policy options for mitigating the effects of similar financial information disclosure disputes in Australia are discussed.

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